CVE-2018-1000135
Description
An information exposure vulnerability has been found in NetworkManager when dnsmasq is used in DNS processing mode. An attacker in control of a DNS server could receive DNS queries even though a Virtual Private Network (VPN) was configured on the vulnerable machine.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of NetworkManager as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not include support for dnsmasq DNS resolver.
Mitigation
We suggest to keep the default `dns=default` in the NetworkManager configuration file to prevent DNS queries leaks to possibly hostile DNS servers.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.8 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Low | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Application Data
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